Four high profile politicians who are presently Governors have in the past been accused of holding fake academic papers.
Although they are today occupying high offices in the country, controversy still clouds their academic prowess over allegations of the irregular ways through which they obtained their high school and university papers.
Some were almost locked out of the 2013 and 2017 general elections over the same.
The four-county chiefs are:
1. Hassan Joho
In the run-up to the 2017 general election, Joho was put to task to tell Kenyans the grade he score in Form Four after the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) said his secondary school certificate was forged.
The revelation opened up a criminal liability case against the former Kisauni MP who is a close associate of opposition chief Raila Odinga. KNEC said in March 2017 that its records showed that Joho did not seat for the KCSE exams in 1992 as he alleges.
The Mombasa county chief, however, came out and clarified the issue saying he was proud of the D- grade he got in High School although he is reportedly said to be holding a Form Four certificate with a C+ grade.
2. Ferdinand Waititu
The Kiambu Governor was in 2016 accused of using academic certificates which do not belong to him. At the time, he was planning to vie for the seat against William Kabogo.
Waititu was alleged to have presented to the IEBC certificates belonging to one Clifford Ndung'u. Waititu is also still at task to convince Kenyans that indeed he attended Punjab University in India where he says he received his degree from.
3. Mike Sonko
The Nairobi Governor is among politicians with questionable academic records. Ahead of the Jubilee Party primary elections in the run-up to the August 8, 2017, general elections, Sonko wasn't at ease.
He was said to have received a degree from Kenya Methodist University although his High School grade did not allow him to join the university.
He is also claimed to have completed his degree studies within two years, a development that is almost impossible in Kenya.
4. Mohamed Abdi
The Wajir county chief recently lost his election at the High Court after it emerged that the degree he claims to have obtained from a Ugandan University is fake.
The governor's lawyers are working round the clock to ensure Mohamed is reinstated as Wajir Governor, obviously after disapproving the complaint in the forgery case.